Association of American Railroads Car Codes

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1 AT Auto Train Auto Train BE Baggage Express Baggage Express BH Horse or Carriage Horse or Horse and Carriage Express BLF LiquidsFlatCar Flat Car (esp. for liquids containers) BM MilkCar can bottle Milk Car (cans and bottles) BMR Milk Car (ice) Milk Car (ice bunkers) BMT Horse Car Horse Car BP RefrigeratorExpress Refrigerator Express BR Refrig Exp(w/ice) Refrigerator Express (w/ ice bunkers) BS RefrigExp(meats) Refrigerator Express (w/ brine tanks for meats) BTL Bottle Car Molten Steel bottle (tank) car used at steel plants BX Box Express Box Express CAD ComboBagPassFoodCombination Car: Baggage and Passenger(food svc) CO ComboBagMailPass Combination Car: Baggag -Passenger CS ComboBagClubCar) Combination Car: Baggage and Smoker (Club Car)

2 CSAComboBagDormKitchnCombination Car: Baggage-Dormitory-Kitchen CSB ComboBagSleeper Combination Car: Baggage and Sleeper CSP ombbagmaildormpascombination Car: Baggage/Mail Dorm and Passenger DA Dining Car Dining Car (w/ kitchen) DB Buffet Car Buffet Car DC Cafe Car Cafe Car DCL LunchCounterLounge Lunch Counter Lounge DD Diner Dormitory Diner Dormitory DDC Difco Dump Car Ballast dump car DE DiningCar(noKitchen Dining Car (no Kitchen) DG Grill Room Car Grill Room Car DK DormitoryKitchen Dormitory Kitchen Car DKP Kitchen Car Kitchen Car DL Buffet-Lounge Car Buffet-Lounge Car DLC Lunch Counter Car Lunch Counter Car

3 DO CafeObservationCar Cafe Observation Car DP DiningandParlorCar Dining and Parlor Car DPA Diner-Lounge Diner-Lounge FA Flat Car 1 A flat car specifically equipped w/ superstructure or containers for transporting setup vehic FB Flat Car 2 Bulkhead flat cars. Equipped with fixed or permanently attached movable bulkheads or end FC Flat Car 3 Flat cars, specifically equipped to carry trucks, trailers, or removable trailer bodies for the t FCA Flat Car 4 Flat car, articulated multi-unit, specially equipped to carry trucks, containers or removable FD Flat Car 5 Depressed center flat car of special construction having the portion of floor extending betw FL Flat Car 6 Flat logging car or logging truck. This is either an ordinary flat car or car consisting of two t FM Flat Car 7 Ordinary flat car for general service. This car has flooring laid over sills and w/o sides or en FW Flat Car 8 Flat car with hole to enable lading to be lowered due to clearance limits. GA Gondola Car 1 An open top car, having fixed sides and ends and drop bottom, consisting of doors hinged GB Gondola Car 2 An open top car, having fixed sides, fixed or drop ends and solid bottom. GBR Coil Car Gondola car with optional covers for coils of metal or wire GD Gondola Car 3 An open top car, having fixed or drop ends, solid bottom and sides equipped w/ doors for d

4 GH Gondola Car 4 An open top car, having fixed sides, drop ends and drop bottom, consisting of doors hinge GS Gondola Car 5 An open top car, having fixed sides and ends and drop bottom, consisting of doors hinged GT Gondola Car 6 An open top car, having high fixed sides and fixed or hinged ends and solid bottom, suitab GTS Woodchip Car Shallow rib woodchip car HFA Hopper Car 1 An open top self-clearing car, having fixed sides and ends, and bottom consisting of divide HK Hopper Car 2 An open top self-clearing car, having fixed sides and ends, and bottom consisting of two or HM Hopper Car 3 An open top self-clearing car, having fixed sides and ends, and bottom consisting of two di HMA Hopper Car 4 An open top self-clearing car, having fixed sides and ends, and bottom consisting of two di HT Hopper Car 5 An open top self-clearing car, having fixed sides and ends, and bottom consisting of three HTA Hopper Car 6 An open top self-clearing car, having fixed sides and ends, and bottom consisting of three IA Instruction Car LC Specialty Car 1 Boxcar with side doors and roof hatches. May be equipped with end doors. LF Specialty Car 2 Flat car equipped to handle one or more demountable containers for transportation of com LG Specialty Car 3 A gondola car equipped to handle one or more demountable containers for transportation o LM Specialty Car 4 A car equipped with one or more permanently enclosed containers or tanks, provided with

5 LO Specialty Car 5 A permanently enclosed car, other than a boxcar, regardless of exterior or interior shape, f LOG Log Car GeneralPurpose Log Hauling car suitable for steep short radius trackage LP Specialty Car 6 An open top car having solid bottom and fixed ends equipped sloping floor or longitudinal r LS Specialty Car 7 A car of special construction having two separable interlocking units which form a car body LU Specialty Car 8 An enclosed car with roof, having a special metal beam at the top of each side to support a MA Postal Car Postal Car (for sorting and classifying mail) MB Baggage and Mail Baggage and Mail MBD ComboMailBagDorm Combination Mail, Baggage, and Dormitory Car MBEComboBagMailExpressCombination Baggage, Mail, and Express Car MD ComboMailDorm Combination Mail and Dormitory Car MORTTemp-RemainsMilitarytemporary class-carry remains military personnel MP Postal Car Postal Car (newspapers and large packages) MR Postal Storage Car Postal Storage Car NE Caboose Caboose OR Ore Car

6 PA PassSuburbShortHaulPassenger Car (suburban short-haul) PAS Coach-Sleeping Car Coach-Sleeping Car PB CoachRegularSeats Coach or Chair (regular coach seats) PBC Parlor-Coach Parlor-Coach (combined "PB" and "PC") PBO Coach-Observation Coach-Observation PC PassParlorChairs Passenger,Parlor,Chair Car(individual chairs) PDS Tavern-Sleeper Tavern-Sleeper PE EmigrantColonist Emigrant or Colonist Car PL Lounge Car Lounge Car PO Observation Car Observation Car PS Sleeping Car Sleeping Car PSA Dormitory Car Dormitory Car PT Tourist Car Tourist Car PV Private Car Private Car RB RefrigeratedBoxcar 1A bunkerless refrigerator car w/ or w/o ventilating devices and w/ or w/o devices for attachi

7 RBL RefrigeratedBoxcar 2Car similar in construction to a RB type car, but equipped in addition with adjustable loadin RP RefrigeratedBoxcar 3Mechanical refrigerator car equipped w/ or w/o means of ventilation and provided w/ appar RPB RefrigeratedBoxcar 4Mechanical Refrigerator. Similar to RP, but designed primarily for use in bulk potato or sim RPC RefrigeratedBoxcar 5Mechanical Refrigerator. Similar to RP, but equipped with permanently affixed containers. RPL RefrigeratedBoxcar 6Mechanical Refrigerator. Similar to RP, but equipped in addition with adjustable loading or RR RoadRailer Transport Trailers using truck boogies under frame RS RefrigeratedBoxcar 7Bunker refrigerator car equipped w/ ice bunkers. Designed primarily for use of chunk ice a SA Livestock Car 1 Stock Car. A car equipped for transport of stock on hoof ( except horses and mules), equip SC Livestock Car 2 Car for transportation of livestock equipped with roof, slated sides and doors, and double d SLAG Slag Car Open top slag car used to move slag from steel making at the steel plant SM Livestock Car 3 Car for transportation of livestock equipped with roof, slated sides and doors, and single de SP StockCar Poultry Stock car, poultry double deck ST Livestock Car 4 Car for transportation of livestock equipped with roof, slated sides and doors, and fixed trip T Tank Car Tank Car. Tank car means any car which is used only for the transportation of liquids, lique TBC Treadwell Bottle Car 168 ton Hot Metal Car

8 Code TPI Type Tank LP Insulated Insulated Liquified Petroleum gas tank car W Well Car Open top well-hole car for transportation of special commodities. A solid bottom car w/ fixe XA Boxcar automobile Boxcar,automobile XF Boxcar 1 Non-insulated boxcar similar in design to XM designed and specially prepared with a U.S F XFI Insulated Boxcar 1 Insulated version of XF boxcar XL Boxcar 2 Loader Equipped. Box car similar in design to XM, with steel perforated side walls or equip XLI Insulated Boxcar 2 Insulated version of XL boxcar XM Boxcar 3 Box car for general service equipped with side or side and end doors. XMI Insulated Boxcar 3 Insulated version of XM boxcar XP Boxcar 4 A Box car similar in design to a XM but specially equipped for specific commodity loading a XPI Insulated Boxcar 4 Insulated version of XP boxcar XT Boxcar 5 A house car w/ or w/o doors either metal lined or enclosing one or more tanks. XTI Insulated Boxcar 5 Insulated version of XT house car